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The technical documentation shall insofar as relevant for assessment and identification of the type and/or the measuring instrument include the following information: a general description of the measuring instrument; conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and plans of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.; manufacturing procedures to ensure consistent production; if applicable, a description of the electronic devices with drawings, diagrams, flow diagrams of the logic and general software information explaining their characteristics and operation; descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of the information referred to in points (b), (c) and (d), including the operation of the measuring instrument; a list of the harmonised standards and/or normative documents referred to in Article 14, applied in full or in part, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union; descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements where the harmonised standards and/or normative documents referred to in Article 14 have not been applied, including a list of other relevant technical specifications applied; results of design calculations, examinations, etc.; the appropriate test results, where necessary, to demonstrate that the type and/or the measuring instruments comply with the following: the requirements of this Directive under declared rated operating conditions and under specified environmental disturbances, the durability specifications for gas-, water-, thermal energy-meters as well as for liquids other than water; the EU-type examination certificates or EU design examination certificates in respect of measuring instruments containing parts identical to those in the design.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.